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Danielle Hunter

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Danielle Hunter is the starting RDE for the Houston Texans.

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Danielle Hunter this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Danielle Hunter is listed as the starter at RDE going into that game.

At RDE for the Houston Texans, Jadeveon Clowney and Ali Gaye are next in line behind him.

Danielle Hunter's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

Danielle Hunter wears No. 55, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 263 lbs, has 12 years of NFL experience, came out of LSU.

Is Danielle Hunter playing this week?

Danielle Hunter is expected to start at RDE for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU RDE Depth

1Danielle HunterStarter
2Jadeveon Clowney
3Ali Gaye
4Solomon Byrd

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
6' 5"
Weight
263
Experience
12 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026HOU562304
    2025HOU1628151503
    2024HOU1626171203
    2023MIN17441916.502
    2022MIN17381010.503
    2021MIN7226600
    2019MIN15491514.500
    2018MIN16472014.500
    2017MIN162612702
    2016MIN16321112.501
    2015MIN14247600
    Career11 yrs155342134117.5018

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    -0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    3
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    11
    Games
    155
    Tackles
    342

    #7 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Danielle Hunter is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 6th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 97% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    97th percentile
    Beats 97% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,075 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 88 · 2015 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 31-36

    Danielle Hunter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Danielle Hunter plays 78% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share78%

    College

    LSU

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